Condition assessment of civil infrastructures is difficult due to technical and economic constraints associated with the scaling of sensing solutions. When scaled appropriately, a large sensor network will collect a vast amount of rich data that is difficult to directly link to the existing condition of the structure along with its remaining useful life. This paper presents a methodology to construct a surrogate model enabling diagnostic of structural components equipped with a dense sensor network collecting strain data. The surrogate model, developed as a matrix of discrete stiffness elements, is used to fuse spatial strain data into useful model parameters. Here, strain data is collected from a sensor network that consists of a novel sensing skin fabricated from large area electronics. The surrogate model is constructed by updating the stiffness matrix to minimize the difference between the model’s response and measured data, yielding a 2D map of stiffness reduction parameters. The proposed method is numerically validated on a plate equipped with 40 large area strain sensors. Results demonstrate the suitability of the proposed surrogate model for the condition assessment of structures using a dense sensor network.
Stochastic subspace identification (SSID) is a first-order linear system identification technique enabling modal analysis through the time domain. Research in the field of structural health monitoring has demonstrated that SSID can be used to successfully retrieve modal properties, including modal damping ratios, using output-only measurements. In this paper, the utilization of SSID for indirectly retrieving structures’ stiffness matrix was investigated, through the study of a simply supported reinforced concrete beam subjected to dynamic loads. Hence, by introducing a physical model of the structure, a second-order identification method is achieved. The reconstruction is based on system condensation methods, which enables calculation of reduced order stiffness, damping, and mass matrices for the structural system. The methods compute the reduced order matrices directly from the modal properties, obtained through the use of SSID. Lastly, the reduced properties of the system are used to reconstruct the stiffness matrix of the beam. The proposed approach is first verified through numerical simulations and then validated using experimental data obtained from a full-scale reinforced concrete beam that experienced progressive damage. Results show that the SSID technique can be used to diagnose, locate, and quantify damage through the reconstruction of the stiffness matrix.
KEYWORDS: Control systems, Probability theory, Numerical simulations, Buildings, Systems modeling, Magnesium, Hazard analysis, Magnetic resonance imaging, Computer simulations, Seaborgium, Turbulence
High performance control systems (HPCS) are advanced damping systems capable of high damping performance over a
wide frequency bandwidth, ideal for mitigation of multi-hazards. They include active, semi-active, and hybrid damping
systems. However, HPCS are more expensive than typical passive mitigation systems, rely on power and hardware (e.g.,
sensors, actuators) to operate, and require maintenance. In this paper, a life cycle cost analysis (LCA) approach is proposed
to estimate the economic benefit these systems over the entire life of the structure. The novelty resides in the life cycle
cost analysis in the performance based design (PBD) tailored to multi-level wind hazards. This yields a probabilistic
performance-based design approach for HPCS. Numerical simulations are conducted on a building located in Boston,
MA. LCA are conducted for passive control systems and HPCS, and the concept of controller robustness is demonstrated.
Results highlight the promise of the proposed performance-based design procedure.
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